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scale up efforts

[/skeɪl ʌp ˈɛfərts/]
verb phrase
intensificar os esforços
1. to increase the magnitude, scope, or intensity of efforts or actions to achieve greater results
The company decided to scale up efforts to reach new markets.
A empresa decidiu intensificar os esforços para atingir novos mercados.
2. to expand or increase the resources, workforce, or operations dedicated to a particular initiative
We need to scale up efforts in our marketing campaign to improve brand awareness.
Precisamos aumentar os esforços em nossa campanha de marketing para melhorar a conscientização da marca.
NYC Slang
bump it up / turn it up / go harder
Synonyms
increase effortsramp up effortsboost effortsamplify effortsexpand effortsintensify efforts
Antonyms
scale down effortsreduce effortsdecrease effortsminimize effortswind down efforts

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
intensificar os esforços / aumentar os esforços
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese business contexts
São Paulo
escalar os esforços / ampliar os esforços
Business-oriented terminology common in corporate environments
Portugal
aumentar/intensificar os esforços / ampliar a escala dos esforços
European Portuguese tends to favor 'aumentar' or 'intensificar' in formal contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

take it to the next level
ramp up operations
put more muscle into it
turn up the heat
double down on efforts
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